Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
triple junction
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gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Aysén_Region
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gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1970s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chile Triple Junction
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gptkbp:involvesPlate |
gptkb:Antarctic_Plate
gptkb:Nazca_Plate gptkb:South_American_Plate |
gptkbp:latitude |
~46°S
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:southeastern_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:locatedNear |
gptkb:southern_Chile
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gptkbp:longitude |
~75°W
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gptkbp:midOceanRidge |
gptkb:Chile_Rise
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gptkbp:significance |
only place where an actively spreading mid-ocean ridge is subducting beneath a continent
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
marine geologists
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gptkbp:subductionZone |
Chile Trench
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gptkbp:tectonicActivity |
high
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gptkbp:type |
ridge-trench-trench triple junction
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chile_Rise
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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